>> michael: i'm david sirota in for michael shure. "rolling stone" magazine, alan grace son and one of the lawyers representing two of the americans killed by drone strikes in yemen. s it's going to be a good one. we get started right now. >> i'm david sirota. there is no such thing as a day off here, so even though michael shure is in washington, he'll be checking in throughout the show. list start with the fallout from the zimmerman verdict. trayvon martin's parents broke their immediate silence about their 17-year-old son and the man who walked free after fatally shooting him. they should up onthey appeared somber and repeatedly expressing their shock about the not guilty verdict. they say that they're stunned. >> trayvon is not a confrontational person. so instead of placing the blame on the teenager we need to place the blame on the responsible adult. we had an adult chasing a kid. and we had a kid who i feel was afraid. >> the troubling part of this dialogue comes from some conservative who is say that some how race was not a fa

good have michael shure here.nto all of the other news of the day and invite your calls at 1-866-55-press. but first -- here we are. big headlines. >> other headlines making news on this thursday. we learn the details of the accommodations and amenities for the six jurors of the george zimmerman trial. "usa today" reporting for a $33,000 taxpayer tab. the jurors stayed sequestered in a marriott for 22 nights, ate dinner at outback steakhouse. >> one of the nicest restaurants in all of florida. >> and some other restaurants. they ate their breakfast at their hotel. they went to the movies twice to see world war z and "the lone ranger" and went shopping in a mall. they got manicures and pedicures, went bowling and went to a ripley's believe it or not museum. >> which is so perfect. >> were allowed to be visited by family and friends on the weekends. >> everything that there is to do in florida. go to the mall, go to the movies, go to a tacky amusement park. >> now they have an exhibit about them at ripley's believe

i don't know whether he was watching "the war room" monday night but michael shure asked me about thesident's speech, right? and about the republican opposition to it. and the republican playbook that they've come out with this summer for their members they're supposed to go back and tell their constituents that we are fighting against washington for you. and the point that i made on "viewpoint" was the problem with republicans is yeah, they say they're fighting against washington but they're not fighting for anything, right? they're against everything but they're not for anything. i used that very same line. you can't just be against stuff. you gotta be for something. republicans are for nothing. all they want to do is block block, block. anyhow, very important speech yesterday. two of them. followed today by another speech on the economy at the port of jacksonville florida. and there are three more speeches down the road in the next couple of weeks. the president has planned. try to get the focus back where it belongs. up in new york city, anthony weiner is hanging in there even tho

michael shure the host of the war room is with us from san francisco.my christopher senior white house reporter is with us. and we've got jayar jackson, ben mankiewicz, all "the young turks," of course, and ana kasparian has more on the filibuster story. >> senate democrats are tired of republicans filibustering president obama's nomination, so they're doing something to change it. they're going to call for the simple majority to basically get rid of the filibuster in certain cases. harry reid has more on this. he was talking to david gregory about the so-called nuclear option. >> i've been the leader, during the time he was leader, one filibuster. me, 420. during the time that president obama has been president. he has had 16 filibusters against nominations. during the entire history of this country the country there has only been 20. the changes we're making are very very minimal. what we're doing is saying, look american people, shouldn't president obama have somebody working for him that he wants? >> cenk: now i think harry reid is the meeks meekest

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worldat the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ ♪ it's a beautiful day don't let it get away ♪ >> stephanie: a rousing -- >> could not find her makeup mirror. >> stephanie: yeah, dropped my makeup mirror. it could be a dire dire morning. >> travis couldn't find one. he can't find a makeup mirror for you. >> you're fired! >> stephanie: all right. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. i told you i was distracted by the news that the royal baby has been named george after george zimmerman who delivered the baby -- >> he delivered the baby and saved -- >> he saved the monarchy. >> stephanie: and then apparently the baby fell down a well, and he rescued the baby from the

i'm michael shure. this is "the war room." [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: three months after the boston bombing, suspect, dzhokhar tsarvaev is back in the headlines in a very big way. "rolling stone" chose this month to give the cover honor to tsarnaev. the decision was greeted largely with outrage including my own, particularly in boston though. major tom menino and governor deval patrick both criticized the magazine's decision today. >> why would they publicize a guy who destroyed people's lives? it doesn't make any sense to me. very pooed taste. >> the substance of the article is not objectionable, but the cover is out of taste. >> michael: menino also sent a letter to the editor urging him to shift his coverage to the bombing survivors and those who helped them. tedeschi said in a statement, music and terrorism don't mix. "rolling stone" issued a state of their own . . . and in another case causing outrage and complex reaction in this country protests over the trayvon martin continue today. there were

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? (vo) current tv is the place for compelling true stories. (kaj) jack, how old are you? >> nine. (adam) this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines. way inside. (christoff) we're patrolling the area looking for guns, drugs bodies ... (adam) we're going to places where few others are going. [lady] you have to get out now. >> lots of terrible things happen to people growing marijuana. >> this crop to me is my livelihood. >> i'm being violated by the health care system. (christoff) we go and spend a considerable amount of time getting to know the people and the characters t

i'm michael shure. you are in "the war room." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> michael: earlier today attorney general eric holder announced his first steps to counter the supreme court ruling that gut the voting rights act one month ago. during a speech to the urban league texas did not have approval of changing voting laws. >> a based on the history of pervasive voting relateed discrimination the supreme court itself failed to recognize that we believe the state of texas should be requiring to through a pre-clearance process before it changes any voting packet. >> michael: holder wants to bail in pre-approval requirements for texas. in 2011 texas was awarded four new seats in the house which required them to redraw the redeem the law. in his opinion thomas griffith wrote: without the voting rights act texas would not need to be concerned with the federal judges but holder found a way to hold texas accountable. if they side with the justice department decision, the pre-approval requirement would apply to texas fo

i'm michael shure. this is the war room. >> michael: and grand 'ol party is becoming increasingly frayed as the parties seem intent on sabotaging the party for the sake of ideological purity. and george w. bush has decided to break his silence and weigh back in the political fray. he put himself squarely in the middle of an issue that is causing division within his party and that is immigration. >> we can up hold traditions of assimilating immigrants and honoring our heritage of rule of law. but we have a problem. the laws governing the immigration system aren't working. the system is broken. we're now in an important debate reforming those laws. >> michael: still hard not to smile. that position puts him at odds with the republican leadership. house speaker john boehner said he will not even look at the immigration ball. paul ryan and eric cantor are right there with him. both said they have not read the bill. and tim huelskamp said, i haven't read it yet. they decided to table the issue until next sess

i'm michael shure. you are in "the war room." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> michael: the texas state legislature returned to work today, and if that's what you want to call it, a huge crowd was there to greet them. 5,000 people turned out to protest a republican bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks. we should note that this kind of abortion is extremely rare. it's often used when families discover the fetus has serious health issues and might not survive outside the room. so criminalizing this type of abortion would force women to give birth to fetuses with no bain function or other fatal birth defects. the bill was thwarted by the senator wendy davis in an 11th hour filibuster, but governor perry immediately called back an emergency session starting today. davis got huge applause from the crowd when they accused governor perry of ignoring texas values. they as journaled and now the process starts all over again. while the fate of texas hangs in the balance, 12 other states have the same ban in police. r

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: we can't conceal our contempt. we're turning to a topic that is so chuck full of good taste i don't know where to start. robin, a young man who grew up in the challenging light of his father's wealth on the mean streets of malibu. he overcame many hurdles to become a songwriter in his own right. comedian ben kissel, julie klausner and lee camp, the catchy hit "blurred lines." [♪ singing ♪] >> john: okay, i know you want it. i know you want it. if it was entitled no means yes it might have more controversy. >> i want to see that car in the toy story movie. >> shut up. >> john: do cars normally roll down women's backsides like t

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ ♪ it's a beautiful day ♪ ♪ don't let it get away ♪ >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." happy friday. coffee with carlos alazraqui next hour, filling in for john fugelsang today. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. oh, my goodness, in two parts. ♪ oh oh oh ♪ >> stephanie: jacki what did you do on twitter. >> can we make it gin with jacki. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: it seems like you could not have that condescending tone on twitter. >> there are a couple of things i want to clarify. >> stephanie: all right. >> when i say when you get sick you go to the doctor, it is not mandatory to see a doctor. you can

host of the war room, michael shure, joining us from san francisco. michael, great to see you. got a shot of the studio. lauren brown jarvis, l.b.j. is in the house jayar jackson senior producer of the "young turks." all right. michael, let me start with you. one, is anthony wiener mental? >> well, i mean, you know, yes he is, because he decided to run for mayor of new york, so i think that's why. these are things that we knew about anthony wiener, the public knew. he predicted that more things would come out. the fact that he did it. christine pelosi was on our show today. she said that relaps is part of rehab. i don't know that, but i don't know that we need to accept that from our mayoral candidate but there's nothing different really, about anthony wiener today than yesterday, in my estimation other than we find it out that a year after he resigned from congress or more than a year, he was still doing these things. cenk: i want to give a time line to everybody but i like what michael said. you know how people who are struggling with alcohol say i was sober for 18 months lik

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worldnds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: connect with the "bill press show" on twitter. follow us at bpshow and tweet using the hashtag watching bp. this is the "bill press show." >> bill: 26 minutes after the hour. talking about the stunning numbers of poverty just released in this country. by the way, the poverty rate for hispanics, 26.6% for blacks. 27.4% and for whites, but just because there are more whites than -- at least for now. there are 19 million whites below the poverty line here in this country. again, that line being $23,o 21 for a family of four. before we go to the phones, peter. >> join our conversation on twitter at bpshow. >> bill: what we shou

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlders and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ >> announcer: stephanie miller. >> some fresh-faced 45-year-old bimbo. ♪ >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome it to. thirty-four minutes after the hour 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. now look what at the [ censor bleep ] storm you are riled up. >> what did i do now? >> stephanie: look, i'm just making the same point that my future husband michael tomasky is making in "the daily beast." >> if michael tomasky told you to jump off of a bridge you could do it. >> stephanie: yes, i would do it. i would stand by your man. no that was not my point. my point is also political. i'm not saying it is right. >> i'm not arguing with you about that! >> stephanie: i'm no

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: wednesday july 10. 33 minutes after the hour. the "full court press." coming to you live on your local progressive talk radio station on sirius x.m. and on current tv on radio and tv. this wednesday morning. back to the big issues of the day. we're dealing with. but boy, this little warning about identity theft thieves. they're resorting using every means available to steal your vital information including technology. down in florida florida authorities found out about this scam. a company purporting to be from a major global courier a cur

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worldnds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: get social with bill press. like us at facebook.com/billpressshow. this is the "bill press show". >> bill: bradley manning not guilty of aiding and abetting the enemy. the government lost its main case against bradley manning but he still faces charges -- prison time on 19 counts on which he was found guilty. could add up to 136 years in prison. the sentencing part of the trial begins today. by the way, i didn't realize this. i just thought the judge would announce how she was going to sentence him today but it's not that. there's actually now a second trial which will take up to three weeks they estimate. and all kinds of

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worldo a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ >> i don't know what -- >> announcer: stephanie miller. . >> -- is, but i have to assume it's a [ inaudible ] that wears too much makeup to ward off the 47-year-old fish dog. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: close enough. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. jan in ohio, you are on the "stephanie miller show." hi, jan. >> caller: hi. >> stephanie: hello. >> caller: hi. >> stephanie: hi. okay. go ahead. >> caller: well, you are very negative with your opinion of church people and southerners and republicans, and it's not true. >> stephanie: okay. based on what that i said? >> caller: well, you think all three of those groups are crazy, and don't know what they are talk about. >> stephanie: really? have i ever said that? >> caller: the indication is definite

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: connect with the "bill press show" on twitter. follow us at bpshow and tweet using the hashtag watching bp. this is the "bill press show." >> bill: here we go. on a wednesday morning. july 24. we're talking about anthony weiner appearing at a news conference yesterday a very uncomfortable news conference anthony weiner said i told you there would be more stuff coming up. guess what, it has come out and it happened since i resigned. in fact, it's happened in the last year that he's been sexting again and going beyond that, even overing to get a young woman a job and find an apartment where they could meet up in chicago. peter on the social media. >> you

michael shure: this show is about being up to date so a lot of my work happens by doing the things that am given to doing anyway. joy behar: you can say anything here. jerry springer: i spent a couple of hours with a hooker joy behar: your mistake was writing a check jerry springer: she never cashed it (vo) the day's events. four very unique points of view. tonight starting at 6 eastern. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> with a distinctly satirical point of view. if you believe in state's rights but still believe in the drug war, you must be high. >> only on current tv. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: 12 minutes before the top of the hour. there is a new documentary out about made in america. it's called the american-made movie and the directors of the movie will be here in stud of studio with us at the top of the next hour. about time somebody celebrated made in america. president obama's been trying to do that and looking forward to hea

i'm michael shure, you are in "the war room." [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: all eyes were on floridas weekend after a jury acquitted george zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. >> state of florida versus george zimmerman verdict, we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> your gps monitor will be cut off when you exit the courtroom over here, and you have no further business with the court. >> michael: in response protests held vigils and rallies across the country. thousands of people pored into time square in new york yesterday and today and in los angeles protesters actually shut down the freeway for 20 minutes, and there were also protests in chicago, san francisco, denver boston, detroit, washington milwaukee, atlanta, philadelphia, and miami. there were a few isolated insids insids -- incidents in oakland, with smashed windows, the vigils were almost entirely peaceful. the president called for calm saying, quote . . . but protesters are demanding further action by the justice department. the naacp has called for civil rights charges against zimme

i'm michael shure. this is "the war room." [♪ theme music ] >> michael: first up, more republican bickering. how about that? last week's vote on the controversial amendment to defund the nsa's blanket collection of metadata has reopened the debate plaguing the republican party. the vote just barely failed, and despite john boehner urging all of their members to vote against it, 94 voted aye. this weekend peter king wasn't very happy with his party. >> i thought it was disgraceful that so many republicans voted to defund the nsa program. this goes totally against the party of eisenhower, reagan, bush. we are a party of national defense. >> michael: nsa surveillance has become a key issue in the ongoing role that has em-boldened libertarians and tea partiers alike. >> this strain of libertarianism that is going through both parties right now, and making big headlines, i think is a very dangerous thought. these intellectual debates, i want them to come to new jersey and sit across from the widows and orphan

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worldacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think there is any chance we'll ever hear the president even say the word "carbon tax"? >> with an opened mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned great leadership so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter) >> cutting throught the clutter of today's top stories. >> this is the savior of the republican party? i mean really? >> ... with a unique perspective. >> teddy rosevelt was a weak asmatic kid who never played sports until he

i'm michael shure, you are in "the war room." [♪ theme music ♪] >> michael: well it's a national hot day so how in the world could we not focus on a weaner? we're going to do with that bill press and christine pelosi. but first up summer vacation, break out your sunscreen and trashy novels it's a billion degrees in washington and congress is ready for summer break. it's been a long year and republicans have been bad students. >> so for us to see a republican party who's attitude towards our great president obama is nothing, that's our agenda does that work for you? never! that is our timing mr. president. does that work for you? nothing and never. that is their attitude. >> michael: i love when she speaks like that. the house leadership also seems to think their members need some remedial reading, and no wonder since 52% of republican voters think the gop is heading in the wrong direction. so they handed out the summer play book. a 31-page handbook called, wait for it, "fighting washington for all americans." you are washington. it encourages members to go on a gas and groceries tour

i'm michael shure, and you are in "the war room." >> michael: the fight for women's rights continue in texas. thousands of people flooded the state capitol as to protesting the abortion ban bill. right now there are 40 clinics operating in texas this bill would cut that to five clinics serving a population of 13 million women spread out over 72,000 square miles. that would mean women in he el paso would have to drive over 500 miles to get to the nearest clinic. nearly 200 people signed up to testify, but before they got a chance to speak state legislation got into a debate among themselves. a texas sized whoop she argued that her bill would not force clinics to close and even if it did, that would be good for women. sylvester turn turner challenged her on that. any challenge to that would be foolish. she then faced questions from jessica ferrar. >> did you look at the potential for clinic closings. >> you asked what my intention was? it is for the health. >> that wasn't my question. did you look at capacity? can you answer that? yes or no. >> it's for the health and safety. >> you're n

i'm michael shure and you are in "the war room." >> michael: the immigration debate is back, and thise all of the action is in the house. house republicans will meet tomorrow to talk about their version of an immigration reform bill. this comes after the senate led by the so-called gang of eight was able to pass an immigration bill last month despite intense in-fighting on the republican side. 58-32 with 14 g.o.p. senators voting for the comprehensive bill, but it looks like house republicans will not be able to find middle ground. john boehner saying he won't even look at the senate bill. >> the house will not be age to take up and. vote on what the senate passes. we'll do our own bill through regular order and there will be legislation that will reflect the will of our majority. immigration reform has to be grounded in real border security. >> michael: still stuck in the past is the speaker of the house. some republicans though, do seem to understand that not passing an immigration bill is political suicide, and they're urging other conservatives to compromise. the conservative acti

i'm michael shure, and this is "the war room." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> michael: the senate engaged todaythe procedural cold war this morning with majority leader harry reid putting his finger right over the nuclear option on filibuster reform. reid and fellow democrats have had it with the g.o.p.'s stone walling tactics which have not only held up president obama's nominees for the cabinet but have sandbagged his entire legislative vaned. dusting off his boxing gloves, reid singled out senate minority leader mitch mcconnell for leaving him no other options than to go nuclear air. >> the republican leader has failed to live up to his commitments. he has failed to do what he said he would do, move nominations by regular order except in extraordinary circumstances. i refuse to unilaterally surrender my right to respond to this breach of faith. >> michael: of course, mcconnell struck back claiming that reid was manufacturing a crisis to replace the senate mandate of "advice and consent" with quote sit down and shut up. >> it appears as if they've convinced the majority leader to do their bid

or like michael shure, sr. said, we ought to make bullets illegal.'s talk about the movie here in oakland. let's take a quick look and talk about the film. >> hey, oscar. how are you? >> i'm good. i'm good. happy hanukkah. >> happy hanukkah. [ screaming ] >> get off the train now! put that phone away! >> michael: mayor how important is a film like this to illustrate the black experience in america in dealing with the police specifically? >> this film should be mandatory for all of us in america, because this film objectively and very directly demonstrates what young african american males experience in trying to operate in the system, period. and in this case, he ends up losing his life. in if other cases it's something short of losing your life. if you know that's a reality, then you can begin to deal with it. >> michael: is there a chance for meaningful nation-wide legislation on cases with guns like this, but more specifically in a case like trayvon martin stand your ground laws? >> i don't think there's any chance whatsoever, frankly. >> michael:

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: okay, "rolling stone," you may have heard about this. an in-depth feature by boston bombing suspect tsarnaev. now, the april 15th attack as you know killed three people and injured more than 260. stop and shot, cv s and walgreen's have chosen not to sell this issue of "rolling stone" despite the acclaim for the article. it is a gratuitous grab of readers or a misunderstood article. here rick unger, karen hunter, and mr. sam seder. this picture appeared on the "new york times" back in may. the exact cover. why is "rolling stone" getting flack for something that we already seen? >> i don't know. to be honest with you probably because it

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: hey how about it. 33 minutes after the hour. here we go. on the "full court press." this thursday morning. july 11. we're coming to you live from our nation's capital and our studio on capitol hill. and brought to you today by the international association of machinists good men and women of the machinist's union under president tom buffenbarger sharpening the edge on the global economy. you bet. for more information about their good work, you can go to their web site at goaim.org. our next guest good friend for a long time from california, now a member

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? (vo) later tonight current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. ♪ >> john: tonight on wtf, north carolina, we are going to visit the state capitol, where emperor palpatine loiists i mean the republican legislate have passed massive tax reductions on the rich. here is what happened.

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> cenk: welcome back to the "the young turks" we've got a great panel for you. tommy christopher, ben mankiewicz, jayar jackson. and an old friend of ours who we interviewed back in the radio days when he had done that story about how he had bin-laden cornered in bora bora. >> that was james risen. >> he came on "the young turks" back when we were on sirius light radio. ben and i interviewed him. he said for the first time that "the new york times" held the story until after after after the '04 election because they didn't want to politicize it. but james risen has done great stories and now he's about to get in trouble. >> james riser reporter for the n times. worked

. >> anand jayar jackson senior producer here at tyt, and michael shure doing extra duty staying on from san francisco, always great to have the epic politics man on board. >> glad to be here. >> all right, what about the president today he was pressing a couple of agenda items on capitol hill. hoo is a wrap. >> when will republicans reject the tax cut for corporations? answer, when it proposed by this man, the president, who says he wants to break the capitol logjam by agreeing to lower taxes for businesses. >> i'm going to try offering something that people in both parties could support. >> it would cut tax rates and close multi billion dollar loopholes. instead of giving that new revenue back to individual tax payers as republicans demand, the president wants to spend it on government programs to train workers, build new bridges and roads to put the middle class to work. that's a no-go for the g.o.p. >> this administration never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity to grow this economy. >> what a surprise the g.o.p. is not on board with the president's plan. the president said

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> cenk: all right, we're back on "the young turks" with a mega mega panel. next on the plate unfortunately, is abortion. yes, it's back. we're actually having conversations about eliminating abortion in this country with laws that are clearly unconstitutional. their aim is to be unconstitutional. it's goal is to be unconstitutional, it's goal is to go up to the supreme court with the aim to change you laws. we have tricia rose john idaro la melissa fitzgerald from west wing, from so many things i'll stop listing them all and mark thompson from the edge, take it away john. >> we were introduced to senator wendy davis who staged a successfu

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: welcome back. we heard for years the need for a dialogue on race. what would that mean? what would that conversation look like? let's bring back our esteem panel, the bill press show's own bill press. karen pointed out you look at the pictures and protests around our country were overwhelmingly mixed racially. is the media portrayal of this hurting real progress? >> i think so. across the board. i feel like the pessimist on this, but i've been in washington too long. i think this case proves we have serious problems about racial profiling, but after newtown we said we needed a national dialogue on guns. it's gone. after nsa two weeks

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlde people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? (vo) current tv is the place for compelling true stories. (kaj) jack, how old are you? >> nine. (adam) this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines. way inside. (christoff) we're patrolling the area looking for guns, drugs bodies ... (adam) we're going to places where few others are going. [lady] you have to get out now. >> lots of terrible things happen to people growing marijuana. >> this crop to me is my livelihood. >> i'm being violated by the health care system. (christoff) we go and spend a considerable amount of time getting to know the people and the characters that are actually living these stories. (vo) from the underworld to the w

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room.ic ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? (vo) next on current tv, vanguard, the documentary series that raised the bar for excellence. >> wherever the story is, we will go to get it. >> we dive deep into the topics that we cover. doesn't get any more real than this. (vo) and on the next vanguard >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) it is mexico's largest cash crop, and as it heads north onto american soil, current tv follows the money. >> this industry is just huge. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party o

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worldhe people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ ♪ it's a beautiful day ♪ ♪ don't let it get away ♪ >> stephanie: happy friday, everybody. six minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. marcia clark prosecutor extrordanaire coming up next hour to talk about the zimmerman trial. >> marcia, marcia marcia. >> stephanie: and john fugelsang for fridays with fugelsang. lots going on -- well lots being nothing going on in the house. house approval of a scaled-back farm bill setting up even a bigger right over food stamps. steve isreal joining us now. good morning congressman. >> good morning, how are you doing? >> stephanie: good. thanks for joining us. >> happy to do it. >> stephanie: let's start with the farm bill. i'm not su

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: all right. twenty-five minutes after the hour here on the "full court press." senator byron gorgan joining us next hour. >> real quick story. a woman has a dog that ran away 13 months ago. the congress woman and her daughters put up flyers all around town in albuquerque, new mexico, and the dog has come back 13 months later. so it's a feel-good story. the dog came back. >> bill: took him a long time to get over that hot air balloon. >> yeah. >> bill: tamara we got a notice this morning from the center for american progress announcing that harry reid is appearing at the center this morning, going to be introduced b

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worldder. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> fantastic. >> announcer: stephanie miller. >> you're the kind of person the network cannot get enough of. >> right. it's "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it. 34 minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-12 the phone number toll-free from anywhere. you know, how many times has ""will & grace"" been cited with all this stuff hooping happening with gay rights and then who pops up eric mccormack. eric mccormack of ""will & grace"" with his new series "perception." >> imagine our surprise to find out you're straight. >> it's crazy in the last year or two from biden to santorum people keep bringing this show up that was so long ago, it's kind of amazing. >> it must make you feel

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: my favorite part of the interview is when hannity gave him -- offered to make him breakfast. welcome back to "viewpoint" located in new york city but the real question is where in the world is edward snowden? requests for asylum have been filed on snowden's behalf with 21 states. maybe that's 20 considering he just withdrew his request to go to mother russia. i'm going to assume that's a reflection of the airport food and not vladimir putin's comments that mr. snowden would be welcome only if he stopped his work bringing harm to the u.s. because we know that -- what a big fan vlad is of team u.s.a. i call him vlad the enabler.

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: welcome back to "viewpoint." the house of representatives voted against a bill that would have blocked the national security agency from collecting vast amounts of phone records including yours. the vote was 217-205. much closer than anyone expected and it was not even close to being down party lines. interestingly enough. imagine a congress voting on principle. so, what's ahead for our government spying operations? let's bring back our most esteemed panel comedian paul merckureio and paul mccarty's new bff. i still can't believe you got him to do a podcast. >> he was in the hallway standing there all alone and i went up to hi

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? jon the war on women's reproductive rights are gearing. from texas where the house approved the anti-abortion rights bill that wendy davis filibustered to defeat to ohio where kasich signed the anti-abortion measures which many think would close most abortion clinics in the state to new york where they tried to sneak it into a motorcycle safety law. the legislators are busy but are they doing the people's work or are they trolling for conservative votes and donations? to discuss what the american people want, what they're actually getting from their representatives, i'm pleased to be joined by a really brilliant panel. karen hunter, de

i was on "the war room" last night with michael shure. michael does a good job.rybody is asking where is jennifer granholm. i don't know. i'm pretty sure she's still in the san francisco bay area. she's teaching at berkeley. i do miss her as well. well pat robertson, he can't help stepping in it, you know what i mean? certainly public attitudes regarding lgbt, our good friends in the lgbt community. public attitudes regarding particularly we know marriage equality and same-sex marriage have changed with the latest supreme court decision. reflecting where the american people are on this issue. but pat robertson he sure hasn't changed. he got a question yesterday on "the 700 club". you go on facebook and is there a gay couple there, if ump to click on like, you like what that gay couple is doing does that mean you would be condoning sin? pat robertson has a pretty strong reaction to that. >> when we like things on facebook it is something that goes against what is written in the bible such as pictures of same-sex couples. is that considered condoning the behavior?

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? cenk off air>>> alright in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks! i think the number 1 thing than viewers like about the young turks is that were honest. they know that i'm not bsing them for some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know i'm going to be the first one to call them out. cenk on air>> what's unacceptable is how washington continues to screw the middle class over. cenk off air>>> i don't want the middle class taking the brunt of the spending cuts and all the different programs that wind up hurting the middle class. cenk on air>>> you got to go to the local level, the state level and sure they can

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> bill: 26 minutes after the hour. president obama starting the conversation very powerfully about race at the white house on friday afternoon. surprise appearance in the briefing room is all anybody is talking about this morning. peter? >> really quick comment on phil mickelson winning by the way. we got a comment on twitter. phil mickelson had negative things to say about the president. he said taxes are going to go up on people like him. he would have to quit playing golf because wealthy athletes would have to -- >> bill: did he really? >> yes indeed. >> bill: it was wrong. just pointing that out. on trayvon martin, jean says trayvon martin would be old enough to vo

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worldends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: so as long as artists have been around, there have also been entertainers who make political statements. just look at the court gestures of old. the only character king lear trusts is the fool. what role do artists have in our current political climate in terms of speaking out. some say great, some say shut up and sing looking at laura ingraham. our next guest has been political on screen and off. melissa fitzgerald starred as carol fit patrick from 1999 to 2006 but he's been an outspoken activist for years including her recent film after koni staging hope. take a look. >> you have all worked so hard and today, we have an oppor

he's michael shure and his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the worlds at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> get social with bill press. like us at facebook.com/billpressshow. this is the "bill press show." >> bill: hey here we go. 33 minutes after the hour. on a wednesday morning july 3rd. we're talking about the fact that it looks to me like with a little nudge from the united states france and italy and portugal yesterday refused to allow the president of bolivia to fly over their airspace. these countries refused to let the president fly over their airspace. he had to be rerouted through vienna and was detained in vienna nine hours. what the hell is going on. 1-866-55-press. meanwhile, president obama got a little surprise backing for what